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belle meaning in English

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belle adjectif
{f}

beautiful◼◼◼(possessing charm and attractive)
adjective
[UK: ˈbjuː.təf.l̩] [US: ˈbjuː.təf.l̩]
I'm beautiful. = Je suis belle.

fine [finer, finest]◼◼◻(of weather: sunny and not raining)
adjective
[UK: faɪn] [US: ˈfaɪn]
What a fine view! = Quelle belle vue !

fair [fairer, fairest]◼◼◻(pretty or attractive)
adjective
[UK: feə(r)] [US: ˈfer]
Fair words fill not the belly. = On ne se nourrit pas de belles paroles.

belle nom {f}

belle◼◼◻(beautiful woman)
noun
[UK: bel] [US: ˈbel]

belle- nom {f}

-in-law◼◼◼(related through marriage)

belle- adjectif

step-(prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative)
adjective
[UK: step] [US: step]

Belle au bois dormant nom {f}

Sleeping Beauty◼◼◼(main character in this story)
proper noun
[UK: ˈsliːp.ɪŋ ˈbjuː.ti] [US: sˈliːp.ɪŋ ˈbjuː.ti]

belle-cousine nom {f}

cousin-in-law(cousin of one's wife)
noun

cousin-in-law(wife of one's cousin)
noun

belle-de-jour nom {f}

morning glory [morning glories]◼◼◼(plant)
noun
[UK: ˈmɔː.nɪŋ.ˌɡlɔː.rɪ] [US: ˈmɔː.nɪŋ.ˌɡlɔː.rɪ]

belle-de-nuit nom {f}

marvel of Peru(Mirabilis jalapa)
noun
[UK: ˈmɑːv.l̩ əv pə.ˈruː] [US: ˈmɑːrv.l̩ əv pə.ˈruː]

belle de Sud nom {f}

Southern belle(American female archetype)
noun

belle-fille nom {f}

daughter-in-law [daughters-in-law]◼◼◼(wife of one's child)
noun
[UK: ˈdɔː.tə.rɪn.ˌlɔː] [US: ˈdɔːr.tə.rɪn.ˌlɔːr]

stepdaughter [stepdaughters]◼◼◼(daughter of one's spouse and not of oneself)
noun
[UK: ˈstep.dɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈstep.ˌdɒ.tər]

belle-fille [stepdaughter] nom {f}

stepchild [stepchildren]◼◼◼(the child of one's spouse from his or her previous partner)
noun
[UK: ˈstep.tʃaɪld] [US: ˈstep.ˌtʃaɪld]

belle-grand-mère nom {f}

grandmother-in-law(grandmother of one's spouse)
noun

belle-mère nom {f}

mother-in-law [mothers-in-law]◼◼◼(spouse’s mother)
noun
[UK: ˈmʌð.ər.ɪn.ˌlɔː] [US: ˈmʌð.r̩.ɪn.ˌlɔː]

stepmother [stepmothers]◼◼◼(wife of one's biological father, not one's biological mother)
noun
[UK: ˈstep.mʌ.ðə(r)] [US: ˈstep.ˌmə.ðər]

belle-nièce nom

niece-in-law◼◼◼noun

belle plume nom {f}

wordsmith◼◼◼(one who uses words skillfully)
noun
[UK: ˈwɜːd.smɪθ] [US: ˈwɝːd.smɪθ]

belle-sœur nom {f}

sister-in-law◼◼◼(brother's wife)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.stə.rɪn.ˌlɔː] [US: ˈsɪ.stə.rɪn.ˌlɔːr]

sister-in-law◼◼◼(husband's brother's wife)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.stə.rɪn.ˌlɔː] [US: ˈsɪ.stə.rɪn.ˌlɔːr]

sister-in-law◼◼◼(husband's sister)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.stə.rɪn.ˌlɔː] [US: ˈsɪ.stə.rɪn.ˌlɔːr]

sister-in-law◼◼◼(sister's wife)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.stə.rɪn.ˌlɔː] [US: ˈsɪ.stə.rɪn.ˌlɔːr]

sister-in-law◼◼◼(wife's brother's wife)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.stə.rɪn.ˌlɔː] [US: ˈsɪ.stə.rɪn.ˌlɔːr]

sister-in-law◼◼◼(wife's sister)
noun
[UK: ˈsɪ.stə.rɪn.ˌlɔː] [US: ˈsɪ.stə.rɪn.ˌlɔːr]

belle-tante nom {f}

aunt-in-law◼◼◼(aunt of one's husband)
noun

aunt-in-law◼◼◼(aunt of one's wife)
noun

aunt-in-law◼◼◼(wife of one's aunt)
noun

aunt-in-law◼◼◼(wife of one's uncle)
noun

Bellefontaine nom {f}

Bellefontaine◼◼◼(a French commune)
proper noun

Bellefontaine◼◼◼(city in Ohio)
proper noun

belles-lettres nom {f pl}

belles-lettres◼◼◼(light literary compositions valued for their aesthetic properties)
noun
[UK: ˌbel ˈle.trə] [US: ˌbel ˈle.trə]

fiction [fictions]◼◻◻(literary type)
noun
[UK: ˈfɪk.ʃn̩] [US: ˈfɪk.ʃn̩]

[generally use belle-sœur "sister-in-law"] co-belle-sœur nom

co-sister-in-lawnoun

ADN poubelle nom {m}

junk DNA◼◼◼(portion of DNA that has no identified function)
noun

Annabelle nom {f}

Annabel◼◼◼(female given name)
proper noun
[UK: ˈæ.nə.bel] [US: ˈæ.nə.ˌbel]

camion poubelle nom {m}

garbage truck◼◼◼(waste collection vehicle)
noun
[UK: ˈɡɑː.bɪdʒ trʌk] [US: ˈɡɑːr.bɪdʒ ˈtrək]

colombelle nom {f}

squab [squabs](baby pigeon or dove)
noun
[UK: skwɒb] [US: skwɒb]

conteneur poubelle nom {m}

dumpster [dumpsters](large trash receptacle)
noun
[UK: ˈdəmp.stə(r)] [US: ˈdəmp.stər]

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